amaotonovel Chapter 166 Threatening in the Courtroom
Chapter 166 Threatening in the Courtroom
At night, the Tong family villa area was brightly lit.
The villa was crowded with people, both inside and out.
The villa's main gate was wide open, and two long rows of men in black suits and sunglasses stood there, extending all the way into the villa's lobby.
Each person held a long stick in their hand.
There were more than a dozen chairs in the lobby, all occupied by important figures, while the head seat at the very top was empty.
Tong Anjin stood to the side.
They set up this elaborate setup in anticipation of Xiao Chen's arrival.
Tong Anjin looked at him from the inside out and revealed a mocking expression.
"Xiao Chen, you forced this step, it's all your own fault!" she said fiercely in her heart.
Xiao Chen didn't show up even when the appointed time arrived.
"Could it be that he's too scared to come?" Tong Anjin asked, her brows furrowed.
“With all ten of our gangs issuing invitations at the same time, there are really not many people in Jiang City who dare to respond. It’s normal that they don’t dare to come,” said one of the gang leaders.
"Don't worry, Miss Tong. We're paid to do what we can. Even if he doesn't come, we'll still settle this for you!" another person laughed.
"Then I'll have to trouble you all, bosses," Tong Anjin said with a forced smile.
"He's here! Xiao Chen is here!" someone ran into the hall to report.
Everyone immediately perked up.
"How many people came?"
"He was the only one who came."
"You've got guts!" The gang leaders grinned.
Tong Anjin, on the other hand, had an expression that said, "I'm waiting to see what happens."
Outside the Tong family's residence, Xiao Chen walked in calmly.
"Dengdengdeng..."
The two rows of men stood with their long sticks crossed, blocking the way.
"The ten elders sit in the hall. Only those who have passed the hundred-beating test can be seen before they can behold their majesty!" someone shouted.
"Xiao Chen, this is the rule in this underworld. You have to kowtow every three steps before they will let you pass and see the bosses," Tong Anjin shouted in the hall, her tone mocking.
"They're here, you have to force your way in, or you'll be hit with a hundred lashes..."
Xiao Chen's gaze turned cold, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
Is he going to try and intimidate me like this?
"Humph!"
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and a burst of energy erupted from his body.
"Bang bang bang..."
In an instant, it was like firecrackers going off. All the long sticks blocking his way snapped in two. The man holding the staff had his hand split open and was bleeding. He was shaken by the force from the sticks and lost his balance, staggering from side to side.
"Hmm?" This scene made the expressions of the ten leaders in the hall freeze.
"So he's a trained fighter, skilled and daring..." someone remarked meaningfully.
They were all wanderers of the underworld, expanding their influence through force, and naturally they were not ordinary people. Some of them were extremely powerful, which only surprised them.
"Come in," a leader said indifferently.
Xiao Chen walked into the hall and faced the ten gang leaders.
Ten people sat on chairs in the hall, looking down at him from above the steps.
“Xiao Chen, there are so many big shots here, each of them can command great influence, and you just stand there like that?” Tong Anjin said.
Xiao Chen glanced around the hall.
"Tell me, how much did it cost?" he asked calmly.
The Tong family must have gone to great lengths to invite all ten major gangs in Jiang City.
Upon hearing this, Tong Anjin suddenly burst into loud laughter, a laugh tinged with sarcasm and desolation.
"Xiao Chen, didn't you want my Tong family to be destroyed? Didn't you want my Tong family's fortune? Even if I lose all my wealth, I won't give you a single penny!" she roared madly.
"I've given them all of the Tong family's assets, as long as they can help me get revenge!"
Tong Anjin became increasingly erratic as she spoke.
"Xiao Chen, aren't you so capable? You can always find reinforcements anywhere, but this time, let's see where you can find them! The ten major gangs, their spittle alone could drown you!"
Her expression was vicious yet exhilarating, a kind of madness that sought to take Xiao Chen down with her even in death.
Xiao Chen watched quietly as Tong Anjin laughed wildly.
This woman is on the verge of madness.
"Where are your reinforcements? Go get them!" Tong Anjin mocked Xiao Chen after her outburst.
"If we really move here, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it," Xiao Chen said.
"What a joke! Today, the ten major gangs are here. Even if you invite the biggest gang in Jiang City, we might not be afraid."
"This world has black and white, and some unspoken rules. If you want to change them, do you have enough influence?"
The ten leaders did not take Xiao Chen seriously.
According to Tong Anjin, Xiao Chen was just a young master of the Xiao family, someone they could afford to offend.
"Bosses, I want to see him... kneel down!" Tong Anjin said before Xiao Chen could speak.
The hall fell silent for a moment.
"Xiao Chen, were you just here to mess with us from the beginning? If you had the guts and the ability, you could have just said so from the start. Why did you have to act like a loser? What family would accept a poor loser? What did I do wrong? What did the Tong family do wrong? In the end, you used your so-called abilities to ruin the Tong family. Do you think you're so capable?"
"Who do you think you are? God? You think you can just play with whomever you want?"
"Now, I want you to kneel before me, kneel down right now!!" Tong Anjin became hysterical once again.
Xiao Chen looked annoyed and didn't bother arguing with her.
Let her live in her self-righteous world.
"You want him to kneel? That's not impossible." None of the ten gang leaders had any objections.
Someone clapped their hands, and a few people came in from outside.
Some people were carrying submachine guns, and some were carrying pistols.
"No matter how good your kung fu is, you're still afraid of a kitchen knife, let alone a bullet that doesn't know its own eyes. Kid, you'd better do as I say," a gang leader said indifferently.
"Your Majesty!"
One of the men pointed a pistol at Xiao Chen and kicked him in the knee.
A cold glint flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes.
"brush!"
The man felt a blur before his eyes, and then his hands were empty.
"Bang bang bang bang..."
Four gunshots rang out, and the four men closest to Xiao Chen fell to the ground, each with a bullet hole between their eyebrows, oozing blood.
This happened so fast that by the time everyone reacted, the four people were already corpses.
Xiao Chen had a gun, and Tong Anjin was startled, so she quickly hid behind a pillar.
The ten leaders were all worldly-wise, and none of them panicked, though their faces revealed a strong sense of menace.
"Kid, you've got some skills." A leader clapped his hands, his voice cold.
"You seem pretty confident, but I wonder how many you can take on—fifty? Or a hundred?"
All the leaders clapped together.
"Dong dong dong..."
The sound of hurried footsteps shook the ground, and suddenly a large number of people surged out from all sides, forming layers upon layers.
Apart from the lobby, the outside was packed with people.
Some people were carrying guns, while others were carrying knives and clubs.
The combined number of members from the ten major gangs is astonishing.
Even if not everyone came today, it still created a huge crowd.
“A few years ago, one of the young masters of the Xiao family in Jiang City died of illness. Today… we’re going to lose another young master,” one of the leaders said grimly.